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Monthly Archives: December 2013

Art Journal – “Fact or Fiction”

December 17, 2013by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

This page was a lot of fun — and very unlike anything I’ve done before.  The background was made with leftover paint and ink.  In the foreground, I added layers […]

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Art Journal Page – “Unique Never Looked So Good”

December 16, 2013by Janni Kretlow 1 Comment

I love this colour combination: white, black, purple and blue.  The background for this page was done a long time ago with acrylic paints applied with baby wipes.  Yesterday, I […]

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Art Journaling with Magazines

December 15, 2013by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

The next class in my Art Journaling series, Art Journaling with Magazines, will explore creative ways to use magazine words and images in art journaling.  I’ll bring to the class […]

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Art Journal Post – “This Day”

December 8, 2013by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

Here again, I wanted to include a favourite sentiment on an art journal page.  I prepped the background using Distress Ink blending on with blending tools, and then added additional […]

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Art Journal Page – “Be Who You Are”

December 7, 2013by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” (Dr. Seuss) I love this quote and absolutely HAD […]

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Art Journal Page – “In Love With You”

December 6, 2013by Janni Kretlow 2 Comments

This page is made almost entirely with stickers!  But by creative layering and shading, it has dimension that would normally not be possible with stickers. The background page made using […]

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Art Journal Page – “Dream Big”

December 5, 2013by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

A lot of layers went into making this page! The background was made with acrylic paint applied with a baby wipe.  Next, I used a blending tool to apply yellow […]

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Art Journal Page – “6 7 8 9”

December 4, 2013by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

I didn’t like this page at first, but it’s grown on me! The background was painted white with acrylic paint applied with a baby wipe.  Next, I applied Distress inks […]

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Art Journal Page – “Observations”

December 3, 2013by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

This is a fun, layered page that includes several different kinds of elements combined into one project. The background was made using acrylic paint applied with a baby wipe.  I […]

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Art Journal Page – “Last Day”

December 2, 2013by Janni Kretlow Leave a comment

“Live each day as if it were the last day of your life because so far, it is.” The background for this page was made applying several colours of Inka […]

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